FINAL RESULTS (PDF)

WHEATON, Illinois -- Ferrum College's men's wrestling team competed Friday and Saturday, at the 81st Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational, held at King Arena, with Wheaton University (Illinois) serving as host. Ferrum placed 17 in a field of 31 teams, with Rayshawn Dixon winning the 285-pound individual title.

TEAM SCORES (Top Ten)
1. North Central (IL) 136 pts; 2. Wisconsin-Eau Clair 125; 3. Concordia College (Moorhead) 117; 4. John Carroll University 85; 5. Ozarks 78.5; 6. University of Chicago 77; 7. Ohio Northern 74; 7. Wisconsin-Whitewater 74; 9. Cortland State 72; 10. Cornell College 68.5

THE BASICS
The Panthers entered nine wrestlers in the tournament and were paced by two wrestlers that reached the podium: Dixon (1st, 285) and Braden Homsey (4th, 197).

Dixon barreled through the 285-pound weight class with a 5-0 mark, including a pin and two decisions and two sudden victories, including the championship match, to earn his fourth individual title this season. In his quarterfinal match, he won his first sudden victory match of the day. Dixon then beat Cole Fibranz of University of Chicago by sudden victory in the first overtime period. After getting takedown with seven seconds remaining in the match, the championship went to overtime. Then at the 1:36 of the first overtime Dixon got a takedown to win it all. 

Homsey also went 4-2 with a pin, two decisions and a medical forfeit.

FERRUM BY WEIGHT CLASS
125: Adrian Samano 1-2, pin
133: Rubyn Semedo 0-2
149: Hayden Funck 1-2, dec
157: Christian Hite 0-2
165: Joey Olalde 1-2, major
174: Mateo Villalobos 0-2
184: Ethan Fragoso 0-2
197: Braden Homsey 4-2, 1 pin, 2 dec, 4th place
285: Rayshawn Dixon 5-0, 1 pin, 2 SV, 1st place

UP NEXT
Coach Logan Meister's team will be back on the mat Thursday, February 2, for a Old Dominion Athletic Conference dual match against Roanoke College, in Swartz Gymnasium at 7 p.m. i